Judo Kids (1963)

Banstead, Surrey. Various shots girl - Angela Glegg - doing judo throws on men (Mike Andrews, Roy Shakespeare). Group of children in judo suits sit watching round edge of mat set out on field - they are members of The Haikiro Judo Club. The instructor - Mr. Thatcher - enters, the fighting stops, they all bow. Mr. T. beckons one of the children. Various shots little boy - Jeffrey Elbeow (sp.) - demonstrating judo moves very proficiently. M/S all children getting up from ground. They form lines on mat with instructor in front. Various shots children demonstrating different ways of falling. M/S teenage girls watching from mat edge. M/S another little boy getting up. Various shots two little boys - Francis Skegman and Andrew Coppe - fighting on mat, instructor umpires. M/S children watching. Various shots very small boy - Lenny Shakespeare, aged 4 - demonstrating throws on adult men, including his father, Roy. Please note that the paperwork mentions Colour Pictorial story - CP 273 - BOY JUDO STAR - could be a link? Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.